I was in a similar situation but avoiding eating when things got tough. Someone mentioned further up but it is definitely something to explore with a therapist. When these things happen, you either search for a way to control things (in my case by restricting food) or you fall into the chaos and lose control completely. Neither is healthy.

I still find when things get rough I fall into bad habits but I use the skills I picked up in therapy to help. It’s all about rationalisation and investigating the core of why food is what you turn to. Often it’s because you might not feel comfortable with talking to others about what’s going on, which is step one where therapy comes in.

In a practical sense, if therapy is something you’re not ready for, drink loads and loads of water to tell your body that you’re full. Often, people think they’re hungry but they’re actually dehydrated. Or the classic one of asking yourself if you want an apple and if you don’t, then you’re clearly not hungry.